Powerful Union Threatens To Bring Gulf And East Coast Shipping To A Halt After Automation Dispute
The union representing around 45,000 dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts canceled contract negotiations that were set to start this week with a group representing the ports, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) canceled the planned negotiations with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) after it was discovered that […]
Amazon grocery store with ‘Just Walk Out’ automation was actually supported by 1,000 workers in India who monitored purchases
In 2016, Amazon touted its miraculous grocery store automation technology that would allow people to “just go”, but the company later revealed that it was powered by 1,000 workers living in India. Admitted. Roughly half of Amazon Fresh stores in the U.S. used to use the Just Walk Out program, and the company announced it […]